Francisco Oropeza is accused of fatally shooting five neighbors in the city of Cleveland, including an eight-year-old boy, the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities located the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Texas home that killed five people, including an eight-year-old boy.
The gunman, identified as Francisco Oropeza, 38, shot his neighbors with an AR-15-style rifle after they asked him to stop shooting in his yard because they were trying to sleep. Oropeza, who is originally from Mexico, is now surrounded by police, NPR reported.
“The neighbors came up and said… ‘Hey, can’t you do that? We have a baby here trying to sleep,’ or whatever,” San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said, according to the Washington Post. “They went back to his house and then we have video of him walking down the driveway with his AR-15.”
Francisco Oropeza Age
Francisco Oropeza is 38 years old.
Francisco Oropeza Suspect that killed 5, including 8-year-old
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting and the fifth died at a hospital. The deceased, whose ages ranged from eight to forty, were from Honduras.
The shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. local time in Cleveland, a city located about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of Houston. Gun Activists Criticize Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Tweet Following Friday’s Shooting
Gun safety activist and Mothers Demand founder Shannon Watts criticized Abbott’s reaction, or lack thereof, to the massacre.
The political leader, who on Saturday tweeted a photo of his pet dog along with the caption “all smiles for the weekend,” has yet to issue a statement on the shooting. The Independent has contacted his office for comment.
“This is the tweet from the Governor of Texas AFTER learning that a man armed with an assault rifle opened fire on a family in his state, killing five people, including an 8-year-old boy,” Watts wrote.
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Brett Cross, who lost his son Uziye in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde last year, also lashed out at the Republican governor for failing to mention the deadly shooting.
“All smiles this weekend? No mention of the 5 who were killed for asking a man to stop shooting so they could sleep? Cross tweeted. “The same damn smiles after Uvalde. Same damn smiles after Santa Fe. Same damn smiles after El Paso X2. Fuck you and your smile.”
What do we know about the suspect?
Police in Cleveland, Texas, identified the suspect in the Friday night shooting as 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza. Oropeza, originally from Mexico, has been deported at least twice in the past, Univision 45 Houston reported.
According to NPR, Oropeza has been surrounded by police at an unknown location but is not yet in custody. Oropeza was reportedly intoxicated when he allegedly opened fire on his next-door neighbors. Ten people were in the house when the violence occurred. Five, including a 15-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy, were killed.
Three children were found covered in blood and transported to a hospital, where they were determined to be uninjured. Fifteen-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy were among the victims. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting and the fifth died at a hospital. The deceased, whose ages ranged from eight to forty, were from Honduras.
Police have yet to identify the victims.
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